YEAR XLIX 529 SEPTEMBER 2019

«Truth will make you free» (Jo. 8, 32) MENSILE DI FORMAZIONE E CULTURA ChiesavivaFONDATORE e Direttore (1971-2012): sac. dott. Luigi Villa Direttore responsabile: dott. Franco Adessa Direzione - Redazione - Amministrazione: Operaie di Maria Immacolata e Editrice Civiltà Via G. Galilei, 121 25123 Brescia Tel. e fax (030) 3700003 www.chiesaviva.com Autor. Trib. Brescia n. 58/1990 - 16-11-1990 Fotocomposizione in proprio Stampa: Com & Print (BS) contiene I. R. e-mail: [email protected] Poste Italiane S.p.a. Spedizione in Abbonamento Postale D.L. 353/2003(conv. L. 27/02/2004 n° 46) art. 1, comma 2, DCB Brescia. Abbonamento annuo: ordinario Euro 40, sostenitore Euro 65 - una copia Euro 3,5 arretrata Euro 4 (inviare francobolli). Per l’estero: Euro 65 + sovrattassa postale. Le richieste devono essere inviate a: Operaie di Maria Immacolata e Editrice Civiltà Via G. Galilei, 121 25123 Brescia, C.C.P. n. 11193257 I manoscritti, anche se non pubblicati, non vengono restituiti Ogni Autore scrive sotto la sua personale responsabilità «THIS IS HOW I, AS A YOUNG PRIEST HAVE (NOT) BEEN TRAINED»

by a young priest

young priest wrote an ar- sonic Temple?” began on Febru- ticle, then sent to Carlo ary 20, 2006. This special edition Maria Valli, with these demonstrates the Masonic-Satanic Awords of introduction: «I must ad- nature of this new church and the dress a subject that is hardly ever existence of horrible offenses talked about, but this subject is against Christ and the Holy quite important because it is about Trinity. The culmination of this the breeding ground from which blasphemous challenge to God is all the foolishness, buffoonery, represented by the Stone Cross abuses and profanations origi- which stands on the churchyard nate. What am I speaking about? and symbolizes the glorification I am speaking about the Semi- of Lucifer’s victory over God. nary! It is really there, that the The design leader of this new seeds are planted which then church was the famous architect produce certain weeds. I will tell Renzo Piano but the person in you some events I have experi- charge of the design was Mon- enced personally, that have been signor Francesco Marchisano, told to me by some my confreres President of the Pontifical Com- scattered in several different Ital- mission for the Cultural Her- ian dioceses.» itage of the Church. Francesco Marchisano *** was an “old acquaintance” of Fr. What you are going to read is so Paul VI and Msgr. Pasquale Macchi. Luigi Villa who had already re- aberrant and upsetting that it will ported him as a Freemason com- certainly cause incredulity and re- plete with Masonic registration da- jection in most of the readers - first ta, in the issue No 109 of Chiesa of all, because this is mainly due viva of June 1981. However his ca- to the impossibility of understanding the reasons for such reer had continued undisturbed until he was appointed as a vast and widespread work of destruction and perversion for the State and President of in the Catholic doctrinal training in seminaries. Therefore, the Fabbrica di San Pietro, conferred by John Paul II. before publishing the text of the article, we consider it ap- In September 2002, Fr. Luigi Villa replied to these two pro- propriate to present some documents that demonstrate the motions with the dossier “A Scandalous Appointment” existence of Masonry’s secret plan for the corruption which contained three letters of Monsignor Francesco and destruction of the Catholic doctrinal teaching in Marchisano to Grand Master of the Ital- seminaries. This plan had to be carried out by treacherous ian Masonry. In one of these three letters he wrote: «Illus- and cardinals all identified with acronyms be- trious and Venerable Grand Master, I have received longing to Freemasonry – as shown in the following docu- with joy through MAPA (Monsignor Macchi Pasquale, ments – and led by the supreme leader Msgr. Pasquale personal Secretary of Paul VI) your delicate task to quiet- Macchi personal Secretary of Paul VI. ly organize a way to break up the study and discipline The distribution of 10,000 copies of the special edition of in the seminaries throughout Piedmont and Lom- Chiesa viva “A New Church to Padre Pio – A Ma- bardy.»

2 “Chiesa viva” *** September 2019 After the distribution of thousands and thousands of copies of the dossier, specific personalities of the Vatican came to Fr. Luigi Villa in Brescia to buy some packages of the dossier and other personalities, coming from , con- fided to Fr. Villa their distress and desperation. Nevertheless nobody seemed to be able to stop the irre- sistible ascent of this Prelate Mason Francesco Marchisano who only lacked the appointment as Cardinal, but at that time his name was not on the list of the suitable candidates as Cardinals of the Consistory planned on October 21, 2003. It was thought that the main reason was the massive distribution of the dossier containing the proof of his be- longing to the Masonry. Three days before the Pope read the names of the candi- dates of the Consistory – expected on the September 28th, 2003, I was with Fr. Villa in his office in Brescia when the phone rang. Fr. Villa picked up the phone, listened and then hung up and looking at me he said: «Do you know what they just told me? The name of Monsignor Francesco Marchisano will be on the list of Cardinals!» Three days later on TV, everybody watched John Paul II reading the list of the names of future Cardinals, when suddenly, his personal secretary’s hand appeared holding a leaflet he laid on the lectern. The Pope’s irritation was of no use... Shortly after, he also read the the name of Ms- gr. Francesco Marchisano.

Below the text of the three letters.

Letter of May 23, 1961

Illustrious and Venerable Grand Master, I have received with joy through MAPA (Msgr. Macchi Pasquale, personal Secretary of Paul VI) your delicate task to quietly organize a way to break up the study and discipline in the seminaries throughout Piedmont and Lombardy. I cannot deny that the task is immense, and I need many collaborators especially in the teaching staff and you should report them to me in order to let me contact them as soon as possible and study the strategy together. I reserve more detailed information after a meeting and a personal interview with MAPA. In the meantime, please accept my devoted greeting. Frama To the Venerable Grand Master of G.O. will be sown among the students, so eager for novelty to- (by hand) day. In this way the disciplinary disintegration will seem a sim- ple and spontaneous consequence, the students will think Letter of September 12, 1961 that we had nothing to do with it. It is therefore essential that you pay those teachers well, of Illustrious and Venerable Grand Master, whom you already have the list. After approaching and contacting the brothers, PELMI and I will be a diligent overseer and I will report everything BIFRA, several times I have come back to MAPA to pre- faithfully to you. sent an initial working plan to him. With the most devoted greeting. He advises us to begin with the disintegration of the cur- Frama ricula, insisting to our faithful teachers that, with topics of To the Grand Master – Giustiniani new pseudo-theology and pseudo-philosophy, the seeds (by hand)

“Chiesa viva” *** September 2019 3 Letter of October 14, 19..

Illustrious and Venerable Grand Master, During last night’s meeting, Bros. Pelmi, Mapa, Bifra, Salma, Buan, Algo and Vino were present, I concluded the following: – First of all, we should start some experiments at some seminaries in , in the cities of Trent and or even in the city of Udine where we have a good number of Brothers. – Secondly we need to spread our concept of freedom and dignity of the human person without any hesitation neither from the superiors nor from any law. A widespread print- ing is needed. At this point, we need a meeting with all of you in order to decide how to act and to whom to assign the different tasks. With my devoted greeting Frama To the Grand Master – Giustiniani Palace (by hand)

From the three letters above, we could clearly presume that the supreme leader of this plan for the destruction of the Italian seminaries was Pasquale Macchi, person- al Secretary of Paul VI. Now to better understand certain services rendered by Ms- gr. Pasquale Macchi to Freemasonry and the prostration of Card. Sebastiano Baggio towards this Sect and also Card. Francesco Marchisano. his “love” for the Church, we publish three letters written by Salvatore Baggio and addressed to the Grand Master.

Letter of October 4, 1969

To the Venerable Grand Master To the most Esteemed Assistants, I have just received the notice of my appointment as cardi- nal from MAPA, obtained by you through your all-pow- erful ways. I hasten to express my grateful and devoted thanks to you all beloved and esteemed Brothers. As in the past, I always make myself available for our plans of expansion and penetration in any ecclesiastic en- vironments especially in those spheres of command that in the future will be the main positions to ruin the whole Church in all its branches from within.

With renewed loyalty Your Brother Signed SB (Sebastiano Baggio)

On the “Pecorelli’s List” we can find the personal correspondence of all the BIFRA: Biffi Franco (15/8/1959, Matr. 6423) (Rector of the Lateran) acronyms mentioned by Msgr. Francesco Marchisano in his three letters. SALMA: Salvatore Marsili (2/7/1963, Matr. 1278/49) (Abbot O.S.B. of Fi- nalpia) PELMI: Pellegrino Michele (2/5/1960, Matr. 352/36) (former of BUAN: Bugnini Annibale (23/4/1963, Matr. 1365/75) Turin) ALGO: Alessandro Gottardi (13/6/1959, Matr. 2437/14) (Archbishop of MAPA: Macchi Pasquale (23/4/1958, Matr. 5463/2) (personal Secretary of Trento) Paul VI) VINO: Virgilio Noè (3/4/1961, Matr. 43652/21) (Master of Ceremonies)

4 “Chiesa viva” *** September 2019 Letter of August 8,1978

To the Venerable Grand Master To the most Esteemed Assistants, After the sudden death of Paul VI there are two important situations that I must tell you about. The first one has already been solved by MAPA excellent- ly, that is to save all the secret documents that Paul VI shut in his study scrupulously and which are very useful and necessary to us. In the night of the death of the Pope, MAPA left Castelgandolfo and did this urgent and se- cret operation. Those documents will be delivered to you soon. The second one is even more serious: the succession to P. VI. In this regard you have promised to me all Your work and all Your effort in order to reward my loyal work. I do not give you any suggestions as I know Your ability very well. I just look forward to it.

Hoping to embrace You soon V.F. Signed SB (Sebastiano Baggio)

Letter of October 2, 1978

To the Venerable Grand Master To the most Esteemed Assistants, Please let me express you all my regret and disappoint- ment: unfortunately, I have to admit that you worked nei- ther promptly nor shrewdly regarding my appointment. Now as the “Inept” elected died suddenly, I hope you will act with a different strategy so that, in case my name could not get out again, at least one of our best loyalists would be elected. I hope not to be disappointed for a second time. It would be really serious because there is the danger that a foreign- er or a conservative will be elected. Be careful! Always confident I embrace you V.F. Card. Sebastiano Baggio. Signed SB (Sebastiano Baggio)

The desire “to break up the Italian seminaries,” “to ruin the whole Church in all its branches from within” and the desire to plead for Freemasonry in order to be elected to In that regard, the meeting arranged by Monni, with the the Church’s highest positions have indeed a natural al- help of Msgr. Cheli, became very famous. It took place in liance with another “entity”: the Mafia. New York in order to solicit donations in favour of the al- In an article about Cardinal Baggio, published in Chiesa leged Charity Foundations organised by the well-known viva of October 2013, we wrote that Cardinal Baggio to- Mafioso criminal lawyer, Carmelo Conte, arrested in his gether with Rev. Piero Monni – his trusted man – did a turn by the Italian police because of a clamorous fraud series of illegal activities supporting huge earnings on committed together with Friar Eligio Gelmini and his so- building speculation. In particular, one can read in the arti- called brother Monsignor. cle that Cardinal Baggio placed a certain Rev. Pio Vito All the notables of “Cosa Nostra,” from New York area Pinto at the University of Ottawa. He had been ousted by attended the meeting, organised by Monni with the assis- the Supreme Signatura Court and was very popular be- tence of Monsignor Cheli. There were also several ecclesi- cause of his dishonest business connected to Rev. Monni astical personalities present, and among these, the Arch- and to other personalities notoriously associated with bishop of New York, who unconsciously fell into the trap. Masonry and to the Mafia. The American press widely reported on this event.

“Chiesa viva” *** September 2019 5 But the ties and alliances with the Mafia were not only prerogative of Monsignors or Cardinals, involved in illegal building speculations, but also of the “Princes” of the Church who even enjoy the reputation for being de- clared enemies of the Mafia and for having received pub- lic recognition for their social commitment.

In detail, we are talking about the Sicilian Cardinal, Sal- vatore Pappalardo. We publish an article about him ti- tled: “The Anti-Mafia Cardinal Has Died”. «The cardinal had been admonishing the Mafia for twenty-six years. People remember him especially when he along with Pope John Paul II, in the Temples Valley (), hurled this anathema to Mafiosi “Convert, con- vert yourself. One day God’s judgment will come!” as he bent over the body of the priest, Father shot in the head by the Mafiosi of Brancaccio. The Cardinal had been the Archbishop of from 1976 to 1996. He would be also remembered for his ad- monishment – raising his finger – in front of the coffins of the prefect, Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, and his wife, in the pantheon of Saint Domenico on September 9, 1982, when the Cardinal, addressed the political class condemn- ing a “system” that was good at talking about the Mafia but was not able to eradicate it.” The Sicilian from the city of , oriented his pas- toral activity to the redemption of Palermo and the Sici- ly… and today the political class, from the Right to the Left, acknowledges his strong pastoral work conferring Card. . him the right recognition ... for his social commitment and his fight against the Mafia’s criminality. The Cardi- nal Pappalardo was even honoured with the title of Cava- liere di Gran Croce to the merit for the Italian Repub- lic by , President of the Republic. (Fol- lowing in the article some other recognitions were con- ferred to him by the President of the Italian Republic We publish a couple of letters sent by Cardinal Pappalardo Giorgio Napolitano and by the Prime Minister Romano to the Venerable Grand Master, in 1969 and 1975. Prodi who described the Cardinal Pappalardo as a “loss not only for the community of Palermo but for whole Italy.”) Monsignor Pappalardo’s commitment was ac- Letter of December 19, 1969 knowledged by many people. For example Umberto San- tino, President of the “Centro Impastato,” said, “The To the Venerable Grand Master, Church, through the words of the cardinal of Palermo, The solution to the problem of Palermo’s Mafia, which Pappalardo, together with the Pope (Paul VI) took a has to be constantly kept alive and joined to us, will be stance, there was a dedication… there was a talk about possible for me, only when I can move to headquarters, as Mafia in new terms, Mafia as a “social sin,” as a “sin- you verbally promised to me again and again . ful structure,” and the foundations of a new anti-mafia It seems that you know about my connections with the pastoral were laid.” However Santino criticized that: different bosses of the , clearly proved by “Cardinal Pappalardo’s and Pope’s homilies stopped me several times. Anyway, I am always in contact with when it was clear that one needed to face the crux of them in case of any need of progress of our Temple of the democratic power and the crux of the Church’s in- the Grand Orient. ternal rule.” He also complained that the Mafia emer- I look forward to having your detailed plan for a wide- gency stopped when the period of massacres and murders spread organization as soon as possible so that to link ended. (…)». the Clergy to us and the Mafia in a more secured man- ner for the purpose of making an indivisible union. WHAT A CONTRAST TO THE CONTENT OF THE LETTERS In the meantime, please accept my greeting, THAT CARDINAL PAPPALARDO Your most Devoted and humble, SENT TO THE VENERABLE GRAND MASTER! Signed Salpa (Salvatore Pappalardo)

6 “Chiesa viva” *** September 2019 Letter of April 16, 1975 coffins of the Prefect Alberto Dalla Chiesa and his wife,” who “received recognition from the Left and the Right for To the Venerable Grand Master, his powerful pastoral work” “who was honored by both Thanks for your kind and attentive invitation to the next the presidents of the Italian Republic, Sandro Pertini and arrival of the Serenissimo President of the Italian Symbol- Giorgio Napolitano, and also by the Prime Minister Ro- ic Rite VF Stefano Lombardi. mano Prodi,” who received a recognition from Umberto Since I am obviously not able to participate in your Santino that said these words,” “The Church, through the events, for reasons well known to you, I would like to ask words of the cardinal of Palermo Pappalardo together with that you present my kind regards to the Most Serene Presi- the Pope (Paul VI) took a stand, there was a commit- dent and welcome him to this dear city. ment… there was a talk about Mafia in new terms, Mafia But I would be extremely pleased to meet and pay trib- as a “social sin,” as a “structure of sin,” and the founda- ute to him privately in a free moment as his leisure. tions of a new Anti-Mafia pastoral were laid”?

With Devoted Respects How is it possible to believe the authenticity of these last Signed Salpa (Salvatore Pappalardo) two letters? (by hand) The answer to the question is given by Vincenzo Calcara, trusted man of the Mafia bosses: Francesco Messina Denaro and Michele Lucchese, who then later repented *** and converted, and in 2014 wrote the book: “From the Memoirs of Vincenzo Calcara: The Five Entities Re- Cardinal Pappalardo was a Freemason, recorded on the vealed to Paolo Borsellino.” “Pecorelli’s List” with inscription date 15/4/1968, Matric- From Calcara’s revelations, we learned about the com- ula 234/07 and Acronym SALPA. mand of the five entities: Mafia, N’drangheta, Church What is so very impressive is the determination of Cardi- (diverted), P2 Lodge and Secret Services (diverted). nal Pappalardo, in the first letter, when he speaks of the Each entity was headed by a Triumvirate and the five Tri- union that must exist between Masonry and the Paler- umvirates together created the Supreme Commission of mitan Mafia and especially among Masonry, the Cler- the Five Entities at the top of which there was a Triumvi- gy and Mafia that must become an indivisible union. rate mandated for life. How is it possible to believe in the content of this letter Who was the leader of this Supreme Commission? written by “an hero and a public champion in the fight Here is the declaration of Vincenzo Calcara: «In the past, against the Mafia,” by “an Anti-Mafia Cardinal” who ad- at the top of the Supreme Commission there was a Car- monished the Mafia, who “raised his finger in front of the dinal, that, through his extraordinary intelligence, was

“Chiesa viva” *** September 2019 7 able to cheat everybody and to be elected even Pope. We are talking about Cardinal Montini, who later be- came Pope with the name of Paul VI. During his pon- tificate he succeeded in strengthening the five Entities even more. Msgr. Pasquale Macchi, who very devoted to this Pope, was at the top of the Vatican’s Entity. «None of the informers had ever wanted to talk about Paul VI so far. Do you realize that they want to beatify him? Instead of Holy Paul VI, he is Holy Devil Paul VI! In- stead of a Catholic saint, he was Catholic scandal!”

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After this depressing but necessary overview of some high-level personalities of the ecclesiastical hierarchy, one can no longer ignore the fact that the guidelines for the destruction and perversion of training in the Italian seminaries came from the top of the Church and from its personal Secretary. They came from the top of the Church (diverted), from the top of Mafia, from the top of N’drangheta, from the top of the P2 Lodge and from the top of the Secret Services (di- verted). And how was such a concentration of positions and power possible? Because this Summit was the pinnacle of Global Masonry also, called the Supreme Head of the Universal Masonry or better the Second Beast coming from the earth that has two lamb horns but that speaks the Dragon’s lan- guage, the of the World of the Antichrist. Paul VI. This Supreme Head had a precise name: Paul VI!

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Now the text of the young priest’s article follows. refusal to consider the priest as a man that deals with the holy and this is not by coincidence, but it has got an «Before entering the story, I would like to take into con- exact theological explanation. The problem is found in the sideration these two premises: “The Model of a Parish theological trend to establish that before Jesus Christ Priest” and “The Prayer Life in Seminary.” there was a clear distinction between the sacred and profane, but after the Incarnation everything becomes sa- cred so that we are in fact at the “end of the sacred” THE MODEL OF A PARISH PRIEST and there are clear results of this trend also in the liturgy and in sacred art. Translated into practice: “If everything It has been clear, to many of us seminarians, that our is sacred, nothing really is.” trainers have no idea of what kind of priest they would This explains the end of the perception of the Church like to train. itself as a sacred place and why today you enter the This is at the heart of all problems. I have been even church without feeling that you are entering a space told that the supervisors gathered the seminarians and ad- that is “other” than what is outside... mitted publicly in one of the most important dioceses of Anyway, apart from these kind of things, these days the central Italy: “We don’t know what kind of training to trainers certainly do not look kindly upon the figure of give you. What a relief!” the priest as he is and this is also due to the disappear- Undoubtedly, knowing that people you entrust your vo- ance of the Latin word “Sacerdote” replaced by the cation have got such clear ideas must have been truly Greek word “Presbyter” and of the expression “sacer- comforting and would surely have filled the hearts of dotal ordination” replaced by “presbyteral ordination.” those seminarians with enthusiasm. It is better not to In other words: “Who do you think you are?” think of Jesus Christ’s words: “And if the blind lead At most, you are no more than the “President” of the the blind, both will fall into the pit.” (Mt 15,14). celebratory assembly. Where does this confusion come from? Where does this As you can well see, this point of view weakens the pro- loss of direction come from? found identity of the future priest at its root and dimin- In my opinion, it seems that everything is based on the ishes his striving for holiness. And to think that even Un-

8 “Chiesa viva” *** September 2019 cle Ben, the character of Spider Man, understood this: will rush to him to shake his hand or get his autograph or “With great power comes great responsibility.” have a photo. If the priest has the highest dimension of the Alter Well, this is not true with God. Christus in front of him (another formula despised by If you love Him and you believe to be called to serve trainers even if it remains a mystery, I don’t know whether Him as a priest, you must not do anything which goes the adjective or the noun bothers them more) he will try in that direction before the ordination! to live a life that resembles it, but if, on the other end, In other words: Would you ever believe that it is possi- the priest, first of all strives to be the president of a ble to become a priest without having practiced how to community, well the game is over: it is enough not to be celebrate a Holy Mass? scandalized by it. And yet, it is still so! But unfortunately, so the chances grow that the priest (sor- At most, one or two days before the ordination, the spiri- ry, the presbyter) will spend his ordinary life in the tual director shows you, once and slowly, how to do it. mediocrity and in the sadness, as it happens in many But how can you do this? The very center of the life that priestly lives actually and one can only feel a great sud- awaits you is treated as an impenetrable area. And then ness for them. we are surprised that there are priests who celebrate the I say this from personal experience, because in times of Mass badly, priests that abuse their position and that do greatest pastoral effort I realize how healthy it is to re- not know the liturgy. It is obvious that the applied liturgy member the splendour of the priesthood. (and alas, also the theoretical one) has become a field that cannot be walked on during the years in Seminary. THE PRAYER LIFE IN THE SEMINARY By the way, when I talk about these specific events to lay people, I have noticed that they are speechless because Actually, life in the seminary is not really meant for they think (normally) that priests have been trained for priests, but for communities of committed lay people. It their particular tasks such as Mass, sacraments, proces- shouldn’t surprise us: it is only the consequence of the pre- sions and so on. But it is not the case, because we stu- vious point. dents are considered like lay people until the ordina- Not having an idea of what the identity of the priest is tion day (the diaconate year is just a period of transition leads to not calibrating the “dosage” of prayer and all where the only new thing is to practice preaching). that feeds the interior and spiritual life. Given these premises, now I can focus on the exact object I was always struck by the fact that superiors look with of my deposition which is the quality of the six-year genuine terror at any behaviour that, on the seminary training course (the first two in philosophy and the other journey, reveals a certain attraction to what is properly four in theology). priestly, as if it were synonymous with “clerical fixation” What can I say? I believe that I can partially confirm what or the fruit of a problematic personality. Jean Guitton said once: “In seminaries, Freud, Marx For example: if a young person keen on football sees his and Luther have replaced Thomas, and Au- idol from afar, how would he behave? Well, he probably gustine.” I have said partly because the great Catholic au-

“Chiesa viva” *** September 2019 9 thors are never taught and apart from Luther, poor Freud patience with him and I said: “Let’s behonest, professor, in and Marx have lost their charm and they have been re- conclusion it would have been much better if Jesus Christ placed by Heidegger – the weak thought – and the in- had never come.” The professor, surprised, hesitated for a evitable, Zygmunt Bauman. moment and then he stretched out his arms as if to say: In general (applies to all courses), I have noticed a great “Well, it would have been better.” inferiority complex of professors towards secularist All of this during a Catholic theological course!!! cultures, combined with a certain ignorance about authors who should instead be a reference point of the Christian INTRODUCTION TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES education: For six years, I never heard mention (if not in passing) of a or of Rosmini, Gar- The professor teaches us that the history of the Old rigou-Lagrange, Fabro, Del Noce (..). Testament has not been proven, but it belongs to the Now the anecdotes of the different courses. legendary narration with which the people triy to give themselves a past and an identity. Then, in the next PHILOSOPHY lessons, he comes out against “Dominus Iesus” asserting it is a document which would have been better had it not The part of the course dedicated to the Metaphysics been published because it is “divisive” as it denies the was paltry. In many theological studies, the first sentence parallel salvation for Jews. So I asked the teacher this that the students have heard from the professor was, more question: “Excuse me, Professor, so would the Jews have or less, this: “Guys, let’s begin the course of Meta- been saved just by obeying the Old Testament which is es- physics, but I’ll tell you right now, that it’s dead. How- sentially a fairy tale?” Dead silence. Panic. Let’s talk ever, since the Church tells us that we must teach this about something different. Yes, that’s better indeed. subject anyway, here we are.” One can imagine how fas- cinating that course will be and how enthusiastically the PATROLOGY students will dive into it and focus on the great metaphysi- cal issues. At the very least, one would think the Church to The professor made use of the course to speak ill of the be a bit necrophilic because it enjoys teaching about dead Catechism (both the new one and that of Saint Pius X) things which have nothing to do with life. In addition, this and of Pope Benedict. Pearles came when the professor in- error is macroscopic if one considers this: “Whoever errs sisted that the Council abolished words like “sin,” “re- in Philosophy, misses Theology.” demption,” “deliverance.” This is symbolic of the fact many students, at the end of In the next lesson, we pointed out to him all the passages the course, choose to have their essay on a Bishop’s biog- of the Council documents where we really found those raphy, while essays that are strictly theological are very words, but no luck, because the professor told us those rare. Unfortunately, in the absence of a good philoso- words had been inserted to please the conservatives, but phy, the ability to structure a theological thought is the spirit of the text was clearly directed to overcome completely lacking. them.

MARIOLOGY 20th CENTURY THEOLOGY The teacher has been criticized the Mary in her The course was entirely about Protestant theologians. every divine aspects for the whole course. Furthermore Not one Catholic, not even an author of the Nouvelle the teacher has brought into question, with subtle Theology. Not even Rahner! hints, the virginity of Mary: “You know, Jesus had sib- lings…” MYSTICISM Every dogma was never explained and justified from a theological point of view, but always and only from a so- The course concerned with two monographs – Meister cial and political one with a curious result about the dog- Eckhart and a Jansenist bishop. ma of the Assumption. For example – Pius XII had estab- Is it so difficult to propose an author who strictly be- lished it because it was necessary to give dignity to the longs to the history of the ? human body once again in a world torn apart by the Sec- ond World War where human bodies have been ripped BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS apart by bombs… It would have been a remote reason, but Biblical infallibility is concerned with what is useful to very remote for heaven’s sake! Faith; it does not matter whether Jesus’ words and ac- tions really happened or not (After all, the recorder did INTRODUCTION not exist at Jesus’ time as the Jesuit General explained). TO THE HISTORY OF RELIGIONS HISTORY OF THE CONTEMPORARY CHURCH The professor (highly esteemed for interreligious dia- logue at a national level) did nothing but criticize The course, based according to the secularist line, had its Catholicism and inconceivably exalt Islam and Ju- magical moment when the professor said that the Mod- daism. After being patient for hours, one day I ran out of ernism never existed, except in the head of Pius X.

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CHRISTOLOGY HE WILL FAIL TO HAVE A SECURE PICTURE OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE The teacher said at a certain point the Church must be AND MORALITY. grateful to the Zionist, Jules , because thanks to him, the Church now understands how to read the After having reviewed, albeit broadly, the formative expe- “Letter to Romans” and also can open itself up to a di- rience, I believe the deeper reasons for the priestly alogue with the Judaism. In short, the Church was not crises are clearer, but also the reasons why a bishop, able to read Saint Paul before Jules Isaac. one day, knows how to give you joy in his teaching and, the next day, it makes you fall into despair. It is the re- I could go on writing pages and pages about the omissions sult of a disjointed and incomplete formation, which of moral teaching in the Seminary as well as the deni- even the bishops, like us, have received over the years, gration of the Magisterium that prevents the develop- because we are all children of the post-Council. ment of Theology, about the Catechism seen in opposi- It is therefore urgent to rediscover the columns of tion to the Holy Spirit who continues to work within Catholic faith and culture, to rediscover the reason for the Church, and also about the derision of anyone the hope of our Creed and the beauty of being part of the teaching Theology in obedience to the Magisterium, Church of Christ. considered a “sanctimonious person that teaches The- ology with the Denzinger.” HOW CAN A PRIEST BASE On all these aspects, I could ironically paraphrase the last HIS WHOLE LIFE ON JESUS CHRIST words of the of John: “There are still many other IF HE HAS BEEN TAUGHT things performed by these teachers that should be written THAT THE RESURRECTION one by one, but I think the whole world could not contain IS NOT A HISTORIC EVENT all the books needed.” BUT A META-HISTORICAL ONE? In conclusion, I will answer the last inevitable question: THUS, INSTILLING SEEDS OF DOUBT “What is the result of this six-year course?” IN THE FUNDAMENTAL EVENT ON WHICH OUR FAITH IT IS ONLY ONE: IS REALLY BASED? TO CREATE A VERY FRAGILE PRIEST, FULL OF DOUBTS WITH A GREAT As a matter of fact: “And if Christ be not risen again, your CONFUSION IN HIS HEAD AND HEART, faith is vain, for you are yet in your sins.… If in this life BECAUSE AS A RESULT OF THIS only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most mis- FRAGMENTED AND SUPERFICIAL erable. But now Christ is risen from the dead, the first FORMATION, fruits of them that sleep:” (1 Cor. 15: 17-20)

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